- cuprea bark
- the bark of Remijia pedunculata, which contains cupreine and has been used as an antimalarial.
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cuprea bark
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cuprea bark — ˈk(y)üprēə noun Etymology: American Spanish cuprea, any of several rubiaceous plants (including Remijia purdieana), from Late Latin, feminine of cupreus cupreous : the coppery red bark of either of two So. American trees (Remijia pedunculata and… … Useful english dictionary
cu|pre|a bark — «KYOO pree uh», the coppery red bark of a South American tree and certain related trees, one of the sources of quinine. ╂[< Latin cuprea, feminine of cupreus; see etym. under cupreous (Cf. ↑cupreous)] … Useful english dictionary
cupreine — ˈk(y)üprēˌēn, ēə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: cuprea (bark) + ine : a crystalline alkaloid C19H22N2O2 that occurs in cuprea bark and cinchona bark closely related to quinine … Useful english dictionary
cupreous — 1. noun A reddish brown color, like that of polished copper. 2. adjective a) Of or of the nature of copper. b) Containing copper. Syn: cuprous, auburn … Wiktionary
cupreine — cu·pre·ine k(y)ü prē .ēn, prē ən n a crystalline alkaloid C19H22N2O2 that occurs esp. in cinchona bark and is closely related to quinine * * * cu·pre·ine (kuґpre ēn) an alkaloid from cuprea bark that is related to cinchonidine and has… … Medical dictionary
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Remijia — Re·mij·ia (re mijґe ə) a genus of shrubs of the family Rubiaceae. R. pedunculaґta Flueck. is a source of cuprea bark, which contains cinchona alkaloids … Medical dictionary
remijia — rə̇ˈmijēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Remijo, 19th century surgeon + New Latin ia : a genus of tropical So. American shrubs and trees (family Rubiaceae) having leaves with large stipules and racemes of small white woolly… … Useful english dictionary
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